Just who the heck is Legion, the star of the new Fox tv show?
LEgion is the star of a new FX show, but the comics character himself has a long, complicated history.
IDW: Publishing sales down 2.3%, but revenue is up in 2016
IDW is the only publicly held comics publishing company whose financials can be directly read. (DC and Marvel are buried deep in their corporate...
Now we have more pictures of Ike Perlmutter than we ever wanted
Well, as I predicted, Marvel president Isaac "Ike" Perlmutter's growing involvement in our government means he can no longer hide in the shadows, but...
Review: THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE has surprisingly common super hero problems
After co-writers and directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller came out of nowhere to make The Lego Movie a surprising hit in 2014, it only made sense that Will Arnett's voiced Batman would be the appropriate follow-up film in the franchise. Batman was a scene-stealer and constant bolt of energy with a complete lack of self-awareness, essentially a parody of the repeated iterations we've seen of the world's greatest detective on screen.
Wizard and Stephen Shamus reach a settlement in lawsuit – but not before a...
According to court documents, the lawsuit filed against former Wizard exec Shephen Shamus for Breach of Contract and Misappropriation of Corporate Assets (among other things)...
All those exciting Super Bowl trailers: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Stranger Things...
Just as a tortilla chip is a transport vehicle for tasty, sizzlin' salsa, the Super Bowl is a container for movie trailers and advertisements....
A year of free comics: Sports Manga Essentials, a sampler of sporting action
Hey it's the big game today, in case you hadn't noticed. Sports comics have had a checkered past in the US - NFL Super Pro?...
More Fried Pie variant covers by Templesmith, Meyers and Mahnke
It's been a busy day for art reveals here at The Beat. Can you stand some more? We think so!
Here's three more exclusive covers...
A year of free comics: get back to nature with Mark Trail
Another source of free comics! The interface is perhaps not the smoothest but you can read just about every daily newspaper comic strip online...
A year of free comics: Two by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell
Let's end the week with a little beauty, eh?
Like many of the cartoonists spotlighted here, Rosemary Valero-O'Connell is an up and coming MCAD grad who...
Anthony del Col on when Nancy Drew had to help the Hardy Boys beat...
Riverdale isn't the only classic town where things are getter a bit dark. Next month Dynamite publises a new mini series called NANCY DREW & THE...
Exclusive: American Gods #1 Jetpack/Forbidden Planet sketch variant by Glenn Fabry
Next month see the debut of the comics adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods: Shadows from Dark Horse, and yes there will be variants. P. Craig Russell is adapting the novel with Scott Hampton doing interiors and Glenn Fabry the regular cover artist.
